[OpenID] Combining Google & Yahoo user experience research

[Martin Atkins]

Paul Madsen wrote:
> Thanks, OpenID's delegation mechanism is undeniably powerful (not sure I 
> see the connection to SAML affiliations though?).
> 
> But the enhanced ability to switch IDPs isn't the 'user empowering 
> aspect' of OpenID I was asking about - rather the hardline view that a 
> User's choice of OP takes complete priority over whatever the RP might 
> think about the matter.
> 
> Is an RP ever declining a user specified OP compatible with your view 
> (at least my interpretation of) of user-centric?
> 

The RP can do whatever it likes, of course.

It's up to the RP to decide whether they want my business enough to 
respect my decision as to which OP I trust. I'm unlikely to go get a new 
OP just because an RP doesn't like my current one. I'd just go find a 
competing RP.